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Sinn Féin presents a motion of censure in the Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, which will be debated in the Dáil next Tuesday.
The Fine Gael leader apologized in the Dáil on Tuesday for “errors of judgment” after sharing an agreement reached with the Irish Medical Organization to a rival group in April last year.
The Tánaiste said it sent a copy of the document to the president of the National Association of General Practitioners, Dr. Maitiú Ó Tuathail, confidentially, to see if he could get the NAGP to agree.
A Sinn Féin spokesperson said the party “had no choice” about filing a motion of no confidence against Varadkar “given the seriousness” of the situation and “the fact that it has not faced any sanction, nor has it given a credible explanation of your actions in providing confidential information to a friend. ”
The spokesperson added: “The Dáil must make it clear that doing favors or giving preferential treatment to a circle of insiders is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.”
“Neither Leo Varadkar nor Fine Gael can be exempt from sanction for such serious misconduct while he held the highest office in the State.
“This motion will allow Dáil to tell people that no one is above accountability and that there are consequences when you act like Leo Vardakar has done.
“Without accountability we will not end the culture exemplified by Fine Gael where the priority is who you know, not the public interest.”
Varadkar’s spokesman said: “The Tánaiste dealt with all the issues at the Dáil this week.
“This motion clearly shows that Sinn Féin is not interested in the truth.
“They are only interested in political confusion, attacking the Irish government at a time of national crisis and diverting attention from unanswered questions about its receipt of public money in the North.”
Elsewhere, Taoiseach Micheál Martin told Sky News that Mr. Varadkar made a “very thorough presentation” to Dáil last week and “apologized for the error in judgment.”
Meanwhile, the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Art, Gaeltacht, Sport and the Media, Catherine Martin, said she has confidence in Mr Varadkar.
She said she has worked well with him so far and continues to do so.
The deputy director of the Green Party said that the Tánaiste had recognized that what happened was inappropriate and had apologized for it.
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